Ayano was the longest running Chibi Moon actress. She was also the oldest to play Chibiusa in the first run of the musicals, graduating four months before she turned 12; when Petite Étrangère began, Airi Kanda was only two months away from turning twelve.

Since her work in the musicals, Ayano has been a part of the musical group KING, along with former Sailor Mercury actress Mariya Izawa. She has also performed in other musicals and television dramas.